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HOOD FOR INFANTS CARRIAGES Filed sept. 17, 1941 2 sheets-sheet 2 www Patented Jan. 16, 1945 HOOD FOR INFANTS CARRIAGES William C. Troendle, Gardner, Mass., assignor to 'Thayer Company, Gardner, Mass., a corpora.- tion of Massachusetts Application September 17, 1941, Serial No. 411,193

10 Claims.

Iihis invention relates to a new and improved fixture construction for hoods for infants car.

riages.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an easily operable means to both simultaneously lbreak and close the hood fixtures for the purpose of single-handedly folding or extending the hood.

Other objects of the invention include the provision of an attachment connected to corresponding elements of an iniants carriage folding hood iixture at both sides of the hood to permit simultaneous manual operation of the xture locking means; the `provision of a handle for simultaneously breaking or closing the fixtures of a hood, said handle also having the further function of serving as a bumper for the rear end of the carriage to which it is attached; and the provision of a combined carriage bumper and folding hood operating means.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter. f

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an infants carriage showing an embodiment of the invention applied thereto with the `hood extended;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the hood in partly extended condition, with the carriage broken away; e

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the hood folded with the carriage broken away; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged top plan view of the hood per se in extended condition.

conventional infants carriage of the type disclosed is ordinarily lprovided with a folding lwood generally indicated at I in Fig. l.v Such hoods are held in extended condition by means of a lever 2 pivoted to a bottom bow element 3 and Xed to a joint fl, there being a link 5 pivoted to the joint and to the top bow element 6. When lever 2 and link 5 are extended generally upwardly past dead center as illustrated in Fig. l, the tension of the hood covering material is such as to hold the parts in their extended condition. When 4it is desired to fold the hoodto .a condition as shown in Fig. 3, it has been necessary in the prior art to break the joint at each side of the deta-chably secured at each side a bracket II, only one being' illustrated. A pin l2 on the bracket provides a p-ivot support yfor `the various bow elements, there being any desired number of the latter. At the rear'of the hood a snap strap I3 holds the bottom bow element 3 to the rail I0, so that a'three point attachment of the hood to the carriage is provided.` l

Lever 2 is Pivoted at one end by means of pin I4 to bottom bow element 3, and at its other end it is xed by a pair of rivets to the joint 4. Linkl 5 is pivoted to the top bow element at one end and to the joint 4 at its other end. Hence pivoting downwardly of lever 2 will carry with it the handle portion I6 centrally of its closed end is what exaggerated in Fig. 4 for clarity in illus-.

arranged to pivot on pins I4 beneath corresponding levers 2. The openends of the legs of rod I5 are bent out of the plane of the Irod and pins i4 extend thru the rod legs just forwardly of the bends. At these pivot points and also at the fpivot points of links 5 with bow elements 6, the

rod legs and links are curved away from the hoody for clearance, as at I1, this'relation being sometration.

The bent portions of the rod legs are indicated at I8, and these portions are arranged to lie par#v alleland closely adjacent to the corresponding levers 2. conformation surround the free end of portions' I8 and the levers to secure the parts rigidly to-` gether forwardlyvof the pivot'pins I4, the latter preventing any tendency of the parts to twist in' the clips.

With the hood in extendedl position, see Figs. 1 and 4, the rod vI5 extends rearwardly of the carriage and acts as a bumper. When it is deey sired to fold the hood,v the handle portion I6 of rod I5 is grasped in one hand and lifted, or in other words, rod I5 is pivotedcounterclockwise. in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2. By reason of the fact that the rod legs and levers 2f are rigidly connected by clips I9 and pivot pins i4, the jointl 4 is forced counterclockwise and thus passes dead center tothe positionof 2,'`- bringing top bow element 6 rearwardly about pin I2 and folding the hood section adjacent bottom bow element 3 along the broken line in this ligure. The top bow element 6 may now be pushed down and rearwardly to completely folded condition of the hood, see Fig. 3, the bro- Clips I9 of any desired or convenient ken lines in this figure indicating folded hood material.

Upon reversal of the above procedure, to extend the hood, the top bow element may be easily raised to approximately Fig. 2 position, and then a downward or clockwise push on handle I6 will force the levers and links to locked position past dead center to achieve the Fig. 1 condition.

It will be seen that the above described construction provides a simple and inexpensive means to simultaneously break both joints for folding, and conversely will :provide for again locking the hood in extended position without detriment to the holding action of the levers and links, and without interference with the folded condition of the hood.

Having thus described my invention ,and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as -set lforth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. In a deviceof the class described, a folding, extensible hood, a series of interpivoted elements defining said hood in its extended condition, a pair of separate linkages secured in pivoting relation to certain of said elements and adapted to be moved past a dead center to hold said hood extended and to permit 4folding thereof, means secured in xed relation to corresponding members of said linkage to simultaneously move the same past said dead center in either direction, said means comprising a pair of legs secured to said corresponding members, and a bar extending between said legs, said bar forming both a handle and a bumper and being spaced from the hood.

2. In a device of the class described, a foldable. extensible hood, .a series of interpivoted elements dening said hood in its extended condi tion, a pair of levers pivoted to one of said elements, a pair of links pivoted to another of said elements, and each lever being pivoted to a link, whereby pivotal movement of said levers in one direction will cause extension of said hood, and a rigid member secured to both levers `for simultaneous operation thereof, said member being pivoted to said hood at its sides, and extending completely around the'rear of the hood in the general form of a U.

3. A device as recited in a claim 2 wherein pivotal movement `past a dead center will lock said hood in extended condition, and wherein said member is adapted to pivot .said levers in either direction, `to lock and unlock said hood depending on the direction of lever irnovement.

4. VIn a. device of `the class described, a foldable, extensible hood, a pair of interpivoted elements secured to opposite ends of the hood, a pair of separate links pivoted to one element, a pair of levers pivoted to the other element, each link being pivoted to a lever, each :pivoted link and lever 'forming means to support said hood in extended condition, and a rigid connection between said levers for simultaneous pivotal movement of said levers in either direction, said connection being pivoted to the hood on an offset axis.

5. A device as 4recited in claim wherein said connection extends past one end of the hood Vto act as a 'bumper as well as a handle.

6. In an infants carriage, a folding, extensible hood mounted adjacent one end of the carriage, a pair of bow elements secured to opposite ends of said hood, said elements being interpivoted for folding or extending said hood, a pair of links pivoted to one element, a pair of levers pivoted to the other element, and a pivot connection between each lever and a corresponding link, said links and levers forming spaced linkages at each side of the hood to hold it in extended condition, and a generally U-shaped bar vpivoted with the levers and secured thereto adjacent its vends, the closed portion of the U- shaped bar extending normally rearwardly beyond the carriage and hood to act as a bumper.

7. In a device of the class described, an extensible hood and a pair of levers at each side oi the hood, each pair of levers being interpivoted at adjacent ends and having their opposite ends pivoted to end members of the hood, a U-shaped bar extending around a portion of the hood, the legs of the member being secured to corresponding levers for movement therewith, said member providing a single means ,for pivoting said corresponding levers. Y

8. In a device of the class described, an extensible hood having a pair of pivoted bows for collapsing and extending the hood, a pair of levers pivoted at their ends t0 one bow at opposite sides of the hood, a pair of levers pivoted at their ends to the other bow at opposite sides of the hood, the levers at corresponding sides of the hood being interpivoted, a. U-shaped bar pivoted adjacent its ends to one of said bows and having rigid connections with one of said pairs of levers for movement therewith, said bar extending exteriorly of the hood and providing means to actuate the pair of levers connected thereto.

9. In a device of the class described, an extensible hood havingr a front bow and a rear bow, the latter being adapted to kbe `secured in xed relation to a carriage, said bows being interpivoted `for extending and collapsing the hoodfrom and to said rear bow, a pivot at each Side of said rear bow, means for latching the hood in vextended condition pivota'llymounted on said pivot, a bar extendingrearwardly of the .hood and completely across the hood, ,said bar being pivoted at vits ends on said pivots, a rigid connection between said bar and said means, whereby movement of said bar correspondingly moves said means to and from a hood-latching position.

10. In a device of the class described, an extensible hood having a pair of U-shaped bows pivoted together at their ends, one bow being adapted to extend generally vertically and the other horizontally in extended condition of the hood, and said one bow being adapted to pivot backwardly onto said other bow to collapse the hood, a pair of interpivoted levers at each side of the hood, one lever of each pair being pivoted to the one bow and one lever of each pair being pivoted to the other bow, a U-shaped bar extending outwardly beyond the said other bow and being pivoted thereto, said bar `being secured rigidly to the levers pivoted to said other bow, so that movement of said bar will eiect pivotal movement of the ,levers connected thereto.

WILLIAM C. TROENDLE 

